T: Quite malty and a bit candied, with biscuity notes and stunted floral hops. Very well layered malty body. Caramel. Toffee. Balance is excellent. It's a classic malty barleywine; there's not much to say about its malts - but it's quite complex.

Mf: Smooth and wet. Good thickness and carbonation. Suits the flavour profile well.

Dr: Qutie drinkable and enjoyable, especially considering the high ABV. Well built for the style. I quite like it. I'd have this again. Tasty. Will age nicely.

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(Served in a snifter)
01199 on bottle
A- This beer pours a slightly dense clear deep aged copper body with a wall of microbubbles that support a thick sticky light tan head that sticks to the glass in sheets.

S- The hint of iodine is soon gone and a very light dry toasted malt comes through. There is a touch of butter aroma in the finish.

T- The dry toasted malt has some sweetness that grows as the beer opens. There is a spicy carbonic acid flavor that follows with some green brassy hops that linger. There is some softer British yeast esters that come through as the beer opens a bit.

M- This beer has a medium mouthfeel with a scrubbing fizz that tingles the tongue in the finish an no real alcohol heat noticed.

O- This beer has some nice malt flavors but they are a bit dry and one-dimensional. The carbonic acid and hop bite start to cover all the malt flavors and make it hard to enjoy.

The pour is a really rich looking, dark brown. It's got lots of spicy looking stuff in it. The head is a finger thick, has moderate retention and a decent lace.

You can tell from the scent that this beer means business. Despite being from Denmark, this has the American style down pat. Lots of malt, mostly caramel it seems, a boatload of hops, some citrus, some biscuit, a bit of pine and a heaping of alcohol.

An initial splash of cola, undertones of citrus, earthy flowers, dark fruits, pepper, and a skosh of alcohol.

Very easy on the palate for the type and for that much ABV. Slightly sweet, a bit acidic, highly bitter, and very alcoholic, but everything, while done in excess, never breaches crossing the line. Clearly a sipper, but easy to drink.

This beer is better than the sum of it's parts. It's quite tasty, certainly a hop bomb, but your palate never cries "Uncle." Really good stuff, and only $8.99 a bottle.

500 ml bottle, I'd guess it's about a year old more or less. Served in a DFH snifter, the beer pours a hazy copper color with about a half inch off-white head and some sediment floaties noticeable. There's a small amount of lacing. The brew smells like caramel, dark fruit, toffee, herbs, and some sweet malt. It tastes like caramel, dark fruit, molasses, herbs, toffee, and some booze. Mouthfeel/body is medium/full, it's chewy, coating, and easy enough to drink. I thought it was a good enough brew, definitely worth a try if you've never had it before.

A: The beer is hazy caramel amber in color; close inspection of the sides of the glass reveals a light to moderate amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a finger high light beige colored head that died down, leaving lacing on the surface and a thick collar around the edge of the glass.
S: Light to moderate aromas of caramel malts and grapefruit and pine resin hops are present in the nose.
T: The taste has flavors of caramel and some malty sweetness, but for the most part the sweetness is balanced off by the underlying hops, which contribute slight hints of bitterness.
M: It feels a bit more than medium-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation. There are some faint hints of warming from the alcohol. No stickiness is present.
O: This beer is currently listed as an American Barleywine, but seems to be more reminiscent of an English Barleywine because the hops aren't as prominent in the taste. It's a nice beer to sip and isn't too difficult to drink because the alcohol is well masked from the taste.

Another random import at Firkin, my first XBeeriment in a couple years. This stuff pours a clear copper (how thoroughly appropriate) topped by a finger of glowing khaki foam. The nose comprises funky wheat, lightly-funky lemon zest, caramel, light fennel, and light apricot. The taste brings in more of the same, along with some mild pine resin and a hint of mint. Everything also comes through sweeter in general. The body is a lithe medium, with a light moderate carbonation and a sorta/kinda drying finish. Overall, a solid b-wine, one that, though it doesn't necessarily "wow" or anything, goes down incredibly easily and pleasantly.

Mouthfeel - Malty with a decent chewiness to it. nice lowish carbonation. Some alcohol warmth but pretty drinkable for 10%.

Overall - Despite the somewhat off-putting name this is a pretty nice beer. Sweet and rich malt profile with a just a bit of hop flavor showing through, and the spiciness is a unique touch. I have a few more bottles I will look forward to aging and consuming on cold, wintery nights much like this one.

Based on taste and mouthfeel, this is a really good brew for the style. It's like drinking a rich holiday sugar cookie. An excellent cap to my day while relaxing near a hardwood fire in the fireplace during a cold winter evening.